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Jacaranda: Science Lab for Aids Orphans School

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Che Mboma area, Malawi

Education, Human Rights

English, French

CNN Heroes Nominee

The construction of a school laboratory for the Jacaranda Primary and Secondary school for AIDS orphans, which is the only free primary and secondary school in Che Mboma village and in the whole area. The school lab is a key element for biology and physics tuition, needed to pass the national exams.

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  • First school with free education in Malawi for 230 AIDS orphans
  • All children receive daily meals with community involvement
  • Education includes: home economics, sustainable agriculture, AIDS prevention
  • First graduates went to college in 2009
  • CNN Heroes Nominee in 2008

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Science Lab - nearly finished

Things have been developing indeed for our physics and science lab. We have had more hiccups when it comes to our double story building though, as administration services in Blantyre…

Posted: Jan 19 12 by Marie Da Silva | Read More | See All Posts

Development in the construction of the Science Lab - Jacaranda

It has been very complicated to launch this double story building construction, but we have been very firm in our decision to do such a building, because it is the…

Posted: Sep 21 11 by Marie Da Silva | Read More | See All Posts

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